It´s my last full day in Granada. I woke up early, had some breakfastand did laundry. The washing machines here are very odd. They seem togo on for about 2 hours per cycle! I hung them out to dry since theweather is so ridiculously fantastic, plus 42 to be exact!I walked around the streets acting like a tourist today. I wantedto get the final few souvenirs. There are too many shops to choosefrom, all containing basically the same merchandise, with varyingpr...

Today is a holiday in Granada, in order to celebrate the religious aspects of Corpus Christi. They definately take this holiday seriously. The crowds were double what they were yesterday. We were all packed like sardines! It was hot and uncomfortable at times. Some people were even passing out and had to be escorted to the nearby ambulance for medical attention.The parade started off similar to yesterdays parade, with the GIANT heads. A band followed playin...

There was a mysterious "event" I heard about yesterday that I was going to try and discover this morning on my own. I went out at around 10:30 am to look for it. There were an odd number of people out. I assumed that many people had the day off. There were a large number of children as well. Again, I assumed they had the day off from school. As I walked closer and closer to the town center, there were more people, ballon vendors, puppet vendors and food ven...

Last night, I was asked by one of the women who work at the residence, to go to watch the flamenco dancing at the CorpusChristi fair here in Granada. She was going to leave at midnight and Iwas hesitant as I wasn´t sure how long they were going to stay out. She assured me that it would only be for a few hours as she hadto work at 8 in the morning. She brought two other female studentsthat live at the residence.It was quite funny as they all spoke Spanish and ...

It was my first day in the Spanish conversation class. I am in the class with 6 others with various skill levels(most are high).I felt a little uneasy as I wasn't able to communicate my thoughts I'd answers to the questions. I hope it improves as the week progresses.Since the class started at 1:15, I felt like it was difficult to actually go and do something touristy. This week, there are several Corpus Christi events happening. Most will be held just ou...